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Volcanoes form as a result of hot spots within the earth's crust and mantle where weak spots allow liquid rock to break through the surface. Some eruptions are more explosive than others, emitting ash and small lava fragments. Earthquakes occur within the solid parts of the earth's crust and mantle due to motion in tectonic plates. Tectonic plates interact with each other at boundaries where they converge, diverge, or move past each other sideways, and forces within the earth drive the movement of these plates over time.
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Endogenous disasters
Endogenous hazards such as earthquakes and volcanoes are caused by processes inside the Earth. Earthquakes occur along fault lines as tectonic plates shift and release built-up pressure. The magnitude is measured by the Richter scale. Volcanoes form at plate boundaries as magma works its way to the surface. There are different types of volcanoes classified by their shape that can have explosive or effusive eruptions. Plate tectonics theory explains how the movement of plates causes earthquakes and volcanic activity at plate boundaries.
Volcanic earthquakes.
There are two main types of volcanic earthquakes: 1) volcano-tectonic earthquakes, which occur due to stress changes in rock from magma movement and can cause land subsidence and cracks, but do not necessarily indicate an impending eruption. 2) long-period earthquakes, which result from pressure changes due to sustained magma injection and indicate volcanic activity is underway or an eruption may be imminent. Volcanic tremors detected prior to eruptions at Mount St. Helens and Pinatubo have successfully warned of eruptions. Structures should be earthquake-resistant and built away from unstable slopes to prevent damage from volcanic quakes.
What are Volcanoes?
Volcanoes form when pressure builds up below the Earth's crust, causing magma and gases to erupt through openings. Scientists categorize volcanoes as active, dormant, or extinct based on their eruption history. The movement of tectonic plates causes friction that results in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, particularly along plate boundaries, according to the theory of plate tectonics. There are over 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth, with more located under the oceans, and active volcanoes in the United States are primarily found in Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington.
Volcanoes Information
Volcanoes form when magma rises from below the Earth's crust and erupts onto the surface. There are three main types of volcanoes: shield volcanoes which have gentle slopes and non-explosive eruptions, composite volcanoes which have steep slopes and more explosive eruptions, and super volcanoes which have massive eruptions over 1,000 cubic km. Volcanic eruptions can have both positive impacts such as fertilizing soils and negative impacts like killing people and damaging property. Scientists monitor volcanoes using techniques like seismometers and tilt meters to predict eruptions.
Volcanoes and Earthquakes
The document discusses different types of volcanoes and how they can change Earth's surface quickly. It describes cinder cone, shield cone, and composite cone volcanoes. Cinder cones are small and circular, forming from ejected cinders. Shield cones are large and shield-shaped, building up from lava flows. Composite cones like Mount St. Helens are steep-sided and cone-shaped, often erupting explosively due to trapped viscous magma. Volcanoes can quickly change Earth's surface through lava flows and explosive eruptions that spread rock and ash over wide areas.
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1) Volcanoes form at boundaries where tectonic plates meet, such as where plates are subducting or spreading apart.
2) There are two main types of volcanoes - cone-shaped volcanoes which form from thick, slow-moving lava and shield volcanoes which have flatter slopes due to more fluid lava.
3) Examples of highly active volcanic regions include the Pacific Ring of Fire and areas around Alaska, Hawaii, and the Cascade Range in the western United States.
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This document discusses divergent plate boundaries and the processes that occur at them. It describes how divergent boundaries form as plates move away from each other, causing rifting and seafloor spreading. This creates mid-ocean ridges and pulls the crust thin, causing it to crack and form new crust. Over millions of years, this spreading causes the separation of land masses and widening of oceans. Common features at divergent boundaries include mid-ocean ridges, rift valleys, and volcanic fissures.
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This document provides information about earthquakes and volcanoes. It defines an earthquake as the shaking and trembling that results from the sudden movement of parts of the earth's crust. Earthquakes are caused by the movement of tectonic plates. When the stress between plates becomes too great, the crust breaks and energy is released in waves. Volcanoes form at places where magma reaches the earth's surface. There are three main types of volcanoes - cinder cones formed from explosive eruptions, shield volcanoes composed of fluid lava flows, and composite volcanoes with layers of ejected material and lava.
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- 6. Volcanoes Time lapse of the eruption
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